Ludo, some cleansing, then ‘homicide’: Cellmate ‘confesses’ to killing Chambal dacoit Jagan Gurjar | India Information
3 min learnJaipurUp to date: Jun 30, 2026 02:29 AM IST
Infamous dacoit Jagan Gurjar, who had over a 100 police circumstances towards him, was allegedly murdered by his cellmate in a high-security jail in Rajasthan’s Ajmer on Monday, police stated.
Ajmer SP Harsh Vardhan Agarwalla stated, “Prima facie, what has come to mild thus far is that Jagan Gurjar was killed by a jail inmate utilizing a gamcha (conventional cotton towel) to strangle him by his neck.” He stated preliminary indications — earlier than the postmortem and additional investigation — are that there have been no different marks or accidents on his physique apart from the strangulation marks on his neck.
The accused was recognized as Vishnu Jat, who was in jail in reference to the 2023 homicide of one other homicide accused. The SP stated there was no “gang conflict” angle to the homicide as per preliminary data, and that it was seemingly the results of a “petty combat”.
Up to now, no direct involvement of a 3rd particular person has been discovered, the officer stated, including that solely Gurjar and Jat had been within the cell on the time of the incident. It befell after they returned to the cell after having their morning meal, police stated.
Jail superintendent Paras Jangid stated Gurjar was killed someday earlier than 3 pm.
“Jagan (Gurjar) and Vishnu (Jat) had been in the identical barracks. They had been collectively between 11 am and three pm. A recording from 11 am reveals that they had been cleansing collectively. However what occurred between 11 am and three pm is a part of the investigation. When the sentry went at 3 pm to unlock barracks for tea, Jagan didn’t stand up… (and) it was discovered that Jagan was lifeless,” he stated.
Vishnu Jat then confessed to jail officers, the jail superintendent stated. “He stated they’d finished some cleansing at round 11 am, after which they performed Ludo, too. What occurred afterwards shall be clearer within the investigation,” he stated. The SP stated a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) workforce visited the spot. Gurjar’s physique has been saved within the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital in Ajmer. Jat has been within the Ajmer jail for round 3 years, officers stated, and Gurjar was moved there in March 2026.
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Primarily energetic within the Chambal area, Jagan Gurjar had a number of theft, kidnapping and looting circumstances towards him.
In 2008, in mild of the Gujjar agitation, Jagan Gurjar was among the many dacoits who had threatened to explode then Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje’s palace in Dholpur.
Nonetheless, in January 2009, he surrendered earlier than then MP Sachin Pilot throughout the latter’s rally in Karauli. On the time, he was wished in over 70 circumstances in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, and carried a reward of Rs 11 lakh on his head. Surrendering, Jagan had bowed and touched Pilot’s ft, vowing to surrender his lifetime of crime if police handled him nicely and if there was a good trial.
Vishnu Jat was amongst these arrested by Bharatpur police after Kuldeep Singh Jaghina, an accused within the 2022 homicide of BJP chief Kripal Singh Jaghina, was shot lifeless inside a Rajasthan Roadways bus close to Amoli toll plaza, Bharatpur, in July 2023.
